Setting a new precedent within the Hearthstone esports community, French player Zakarya "xBlyzes" Hail takes his second title in 2020. First and foremost, the road to the Masters Tour for this month was a hell of a ride, Originally scheduled to be in Indonesia this past weekend, the coronavirus changed plans frequently from moving it […]
At long last, a new Overwatch hero character has been added to the game. Welcome Echo, who actually made their appearance back when Ashe was originally added to the game. The intelligent AI has been apparently on the back burner ever since then, but now she's got her very own reveal to enjoy. Introducing Echo. […]
Hearthstone is getting a new expansion next month, and it looks like there's going to be plenty of content to explore. For the "Year of the Phoenix," Hearthstone will add Ashes of Outland, which is set to debut in early April. Meant to take players "beyond the Dark Portal" to the lands originally introduced in […]
Overwatch 2 may have been announced already, but it looks like Blizzard has a few more surprises up its sleeve for the original game still. According to a new tweet from the original Twitter account, there might just be a new character coming sooner than we may have thought. The tweet appears to tease a […]
Another company that has decided to let their staff work from home during all of the coronavirus panic is Blizzard Entertainment. The company didn't go into massive amounts of detail like others have, simply posting a message on Twitter about what they've done for both of their offices in America. To protect the health and […]
Blizzard has officially launched its Archives 2020 event, bringing a brand new story for you to explore as well as all of the previous events to play. Like previous missions, you have a fun story to work with involving four of the members of the team from a specific point in time. You can check […]
One of Blizzard's longest-running creative minds is now gone as Michael Chu has departed the company this week. Chu posted the news on his blog, letting fans know of the decision as he has moved on. He has had a hand in several Blizzard projects, which primarily include World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, and Overwatch. […]
The Overwatch League has officially canceled their events taking place in March and April 2020, effectively ending six weeks of competition mid-season. Blizzard sent out the information below on their website, letting players and fans know of their decision, effective immediately. There's no word yet as to whether or not those dates will be rescheduled […]
Yet another change made in light of the coronavirus, as Blizzard has changed what they'll be doing with the Hearthstone Masters Tour Los Angeles. The company released the info you see below about the event, switching everything to an online format for the event happening from March 20th-22nd. Originally the event was set to be […]
Bad news for all you Orisa fans out there. And you can't forget Hanzo, Mei, and Baptiste. Those four heroes will be unavailable for around two weeks going forward as part of Overwatch's Competitive Season 21. It's all a part of Hero Pools, which game designer Scott Mercer introduced in a bid to keep things […]
You wanted dragons and now you've got them as a new update from Blizzard has added a ton of dragons to Hearthstone: Battlegrounds. The game has added several new hero cards and a multitude of minion cards that all revolve around dragons. You can read more below and check out the trailer as the 16.4 […]
Overwatch is celebrating Marti Gras in style as the next unexpected event kicks off today with Ashe's Mardi Gras Challenge. Much like other single-character challenges, you have two weeks to try and pick up several in-game items by winning games and earning victories. Those include a special skin (as you see below), sprays, icons, and […]
The coronavirus has changed another esports tournament's plans as Bizzard has relocated the Hearthstone Masters Tour Indonesia to Los Angeles. The company posted a notice, which we have for you below, along with details of the reschedule and booking options for those wishing to attend and compete. Like all tournaments being rebooked, it has to […]
If you're a gaming fan, there's no doubt you've heard about StarCraft: Ghost a time or two. The now-defunct project was supposed to be a major turning point for Blizzard when it came to 3D action titles, but the game was canceled before it could ever leave the station. Now, it looks like a playable […]
The latest rumor this week that has people buzzing is that it appears Blizzard is working on Diablo and Overwatch animated shows. People have been begging for a regular Overwatch show almost immediately after the game was released because of all the cinematic trailers the company creates. But until now, nothing has come to pass […]
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in China, several esports leagues have had to change plans, including the Overwatch League. The league itself took season three around the globe and set up home games in every market with a team. Which is a slight problem for the three teams in Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou […]
Well, now we know what got Activision Blizzard to move from Twitch to YouTube so quickly with their broadcasts with a very lucrative deal. Last month the company abruptly moved over to the platform for all their esports streaming in what at the time was simply announced as a "multi-year strategic partnership". We now know […]
This morning, Blizzard announced esports plans for World Of Warcraft, detailing the Arena World Championship & Mythic Dungeon International 2020. Now that the company is working with DreamHack for future events, the tournaments and their structure called for a revamp. So both the Arena World Championship (AWC) and Mythic Dungeon International (MDI) have been retooled […]
A little industry news this week as Gears of War series producer Rod Fergusson announced that he is leaving the development studio The Coalition. Fergusson made the announcement on Twitter, which you can see below, letting fans know he was headed to Activision-Blizzard to work on the Diablo franchise. Considering that Gears 5 is pretty […]
After several user complaints from launch until now, Blizzard is finally offering refunds to players for Warcraft III: Reforged. The past week or so on the Blizzard forums has been a series of complaints about the company not fulfilling promises on the game, having lagging servers, disconnections, long wait times, and a bad representation of […]
